Fashions at the capital by Margaret Wade
Washington society showcases diplomatic corps attire at White House and diplomatic breakfast. Women wear denim of gowns with steel beads and lace, while men appear in uniforms. Notable gowns include Mrs Knox in a princess style with green and silver beads and Mrs Taft in formal Weider gowns. A parade of brocade, velvet, and lace gowns from Worth and Paris ateliers highlights the season’s masculine ensemble contrast and haute couture influence.
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Margaret Wade
White House
Washington
United States
Paris
Victor Kauffman
Paris Atelier
Develop Your Bust to Package Free for Women
A promotional medical notice offers a free package claiming to develop a woman’s bust from two to seven inches. It cites Dr Catherine Kelly and a New York physician to promise a non surgical method that shapes the bust, neck, and shoulders, asks for a response via a coupon, and promises a mailed lot age.
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New York State
Catherine Kelly
Kelly
Worths waistless gowns and New Year fashions
The report details society gowns worn in Washington with notes on colors, fabrics, and designers. Mrs. Chandler Anderson wears ivory stitched gown with openwork lace and ceinture. Miss Katherine Husins and Miss Elkins appear in yellow satin and emerald velvet. Comments on hats, shoes, and accessories accompany descriptions of outfits.
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Chandler Anderson
Chandler Hale
Rachel Cameron
Ashington
United States Sanator
Pennsylvania
Venice
Arnold Bennett Learn How Milestones Went To The Stage
A profile of Arnold Bennett born 1867 England who turned playwright seeking money yet writes to live. His Milestones is produced by multiple companies worldwide with plans for Vienna Berlin and Paris. Frank Vernon conceived the collaboration with Edward Knoblauch and Bennett and staged the play.
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Arnold Bennett
London
Budapest
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
Who's Who
Enoch Arden Bennett
England
France
Teft
Tle
Anito
Arnold, Bennett
Frank Vernon
Edward Knoblauch
Formar
Gray Hair Restorer Promises Quick Natural Color Change
Fragmented ad copy touts Gray Hair Restorer as a liquid that, with a single application, supposedly returns natural hair color. It markets two sizes for $1 and claims simple use without lasting harm, offered through Donnell's People’s Pharmacy and a broad network of shops.
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O Donnell
O Donnell's. “People's Pharmery
Teading Arog
Department Atorce
Cou. A
Php ‘Heat
Anges
Ata Patfors
D C Women at Work in 1810 District Census Report
Census figures show 52 483 women aged 16 plus in the District of Columbia employed in gainful work on April 15 1810 30 6 percent of all District females at the time With 64 9 percent aged 21 to 40 and 21 4 percent over 45 many hold intellectual occupations while half the employed are in domestic or personal service Negro women form a large share of those in clerical and service roles Clerks teachers nurses and several professionals are listed among the employed women
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Durand
Consur Bureau
District of Columbia
Bureau of Census
Liiewise
Poet’s Debt to Plutarch in Caesar And Brutus
William Faversham notes that Shakespeare relied on Plutarch for Caesar and Brutus in Julius Caesar, shaping Caesar as a weak, blusterer rather than history’s iron will. Cassius is more crafty, and Shakespeare reshapes the crowd to reflect Elizabethan London rather than Rome.
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Caesar
Plutarch
Shakespeare
William Faversham
Rome
Brutus
London
Waa
Poultry Show Plans Are Set for Takoma Hall
The Capital Poultry and Pigeon Association of the District of Columbia announces its first show at Takoma Hall from January 29 to February 1. Judge George O Brown of Baltimore is likely to judge. Prize money and cups total hundreds of dollars with special awards, attracting millionaire fanciers. Kellerstrass farm offers a $30 setting of White Orpington eggs as a top prize.
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Takoma Hall
District of Columbia
George O. Brown
Baltimore
Kellerstrass Farm
Orpingtors
Wey
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